6 Oct
1998
6 Oct
'98
8:10 a.m.
In some respect the F8 was like many early parts in
that the
< > CORE CPU was there but glue was needed to make it all work.
< > (8080/8224/8228 for example).
<
< Yes. Are you arguing that the 8080 is not a microprocessor?
Where did you get that idea from. It's a the idea that CPUs don't have
to be single chip to constitute a microprocessor/microcomputer.
The rest is stirring the pot to hear it clang.
Allison
6 Oct
6 Oct
8:39 a.m.
Allison wrote:
In some respect the F8 was like many early parts in
that the
CORE CPU was there but glue was needed to make it all work.
(8080/8224/8228 for example).
I wrote:
Yes. Are you arguing that the 8080 is not a
microprocessor?
Allison wrote:
Where did you get that idea from. It's a the idea
that CPUs don't have
to be single chip to constitute a microprocessor/microcomputer.
Because earlier in your same message that I quote, you wrote:
The F8 (NOT the 3870) had bits and piices of the CPU
scattered between
minimum of two chips.
Which was false, anyhow. The entire CPU was on the 3850 chip. But you
seemed to be making the claim that the 3850 wasn't a single-chip
microprocessor because it didn't contain the complete CPU. I was stating
that the 3850 CPU was as complete as the 8080, so if you are going to claim
that the 3850 wasn't a single-chip microprocessor, in order to be consistent
you'll have to make the same claim about the 8080.
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